Leading by 21 points in the last quarter, Collingwood were looking good to overcome North Melbourne; but the Kangaroos had other ideas. A multi-pronged forward line continued to provide attacking options which midfielders Brent Harvey, Shannon Grant and Daniel Wells created opportunities for. Helped as well by a shocking centre bounce after a goal which went straight into the arms of Adam Simpson for him to fire the ball to Ed Lower within range; the Kangaroos were not to be denied and recorded a meritorious 7-point win to take the embattled club into the top 8.Kangaroos 3.4 5.9 9.12 16.16 (112)Collingwood 2.4 8.6 10.11 15.15 (105)Goals : Kangaroos - M Campbell 3, S Grant 3, L Thomas 3, E Lower 2, N Thompson 2, D Hale, C Jones, A Simpson. Collingwood - P Medhurst 5, J Fraser 4, L Davis 2, A Didak, S Pendlebury, A Rocca, R Shaw.Best : Kangaroos - B Harbey, S Grant, L Harding, L Thomas, D Wells, M Firrito. Collingwood - A Didak, J Fraser, T Lockyer, P Medhurst, R Shaw, S Pendlebury.Reports : Kangaroos - D Pratt for charging J Fraser in the first quarter.Umpires - C Donlon, H Kennedy, D Sully.Crowd - 51,990 at MCG.

In a high-scoring and entertaining contest at the Gabba, the contest became a shootout between two of modern football's great forwards. Lance Franklin booted 8 for the Hawks, while Jonathan Brown scored 7 for the Lions. But the night went sour for Brown when he was reported for charging Hawthorn's Sam Mitchell. It was a game of many twists and turns, multiple changes of the lead with the result in doubt right up until the finish. In the end, Hawthorn maintained their unbeaten run with a 12-point lead; but even the local Lions supporters could go home happy having seen a remarkable contest and seen that their side is capable of competing with the best sides in the competition.Hawthorn 4.5 10.9 14.13 19.16 (130)Brisbane 5.3 9.7 14.11 17.16 (118)Goals : Hawthorn - L Franklin 8, C Rioli 2, M Williams 2, X Ellis, L Hodge, S Mitchell, M Osborne, J Roughead, B Sewell, C Young. Brisbane - D Bradshaw 7, T Johnstone 2, A McGrath 2, J Adcock, C Begley, J Charman, A Corrie, R Hooper, M Leuenberger.Best : Hawthorn - L Franklin, G Birchall, S Mitchell, S Crawford, C Rioli. Brisbane - D Bradshaw, J Adcock, L Power, S Black, A Corrie.Injuries : Brisbane - N Lappin (archilles) replaced in seelcted side by R Copeland.Reports : Brisbane - J Brown for charging S Mitchell in the second quarter.Umpires - L Farmer, R Chamberlain, S McInerney.Crowd - 30,019 at Gabba.

Port Adelaide finally broke through for their first win of the season, condemning the once-powerful West Coast to their fourth straight defeat when the Power prevailed by 24 points in the twilight game at Subiaco Oval. After an even first quarter, the Power asserted themselves in the second with an 8 goals to 2 term to set up a break that the Eagles would never look like getting back. The Port midfield, especially Kane Cornes, the Burgoyne brothers and David Rodan; suddenly found the form that had deserted them so far this season, and as their confidence grew so did the Port scoreline; with Motlop and Ebert both shaking off their scoring doldrums to record 4 goals each. For the Eagles, still struggling since the loss of Judd and Cousins over the offseason, Rising Star nominee Ben McKinley continues to give them some hope of turning things around in the future, and was again a lone hand up forward with 5 goals.Port Adelaide 2.7 10.11 15.11 19.14 (128)West Coast 3.3 5.4 9.5 16.8 (104)Goals : Port Adelaide - D Motlop 4, B Ebert 4, S Burgoyne 3, A Thomson 2, W Tredrea 2, B Lade, J Westhoff, D Cassisi, D Rodan. West Coast - B McKinley 5, D Wirrpada 2, A Selwood 2, Q Lynch 2, D Cox, S Armstrong, M Spangher, C Jones, D Kerr.Best : Port Adelaide - K Cornes, S Burgoyne, D Rodan, D Motlop, D Cassisi. West Coast - B McKinley, A Selwood, A Embley, D Wirrpanda.Injuries : Port Adelaide - A Thomson (shoulder), T Chaplin (concussion).Reports - Nil. Umpires - H Ryan, S Wenn, K Nicholls.Crowd - 38,302 at Subiaco Oval.

With a 6 goals to 1 opening quarter at Skilled Stadium, Geelong looked to be living up to expectations of a comfortable win against Sydney. But the Swans proved to be tough competitors, working their way into the contest and denying the much-fancied Geelong superstars room to move. By the last change, the Cats' lead had been reduced to 10 points, and with the Swans coming home with the wind there were hopes an upset could be brewing. But, as they have done so often before, the Cats proved they have the ability to step up a gear when under pressure, and piling on 8 goals to 3 in the last the reigning premiers took out a 42-point victory in a match that for most of the day looked to be much closer.Geelong 6.2 7.8 8.13 16.18 (114)Sydney 1.2 6.7 7.9 10.12 (72)Goals : Geelong - S Johnson 4, M Stokes 4, G Ablett 3, J Bartel 2, J Hunt, C Mooney, D Wojcinski. Sydney - E Barlow 2, J Moore 2, L Ablett, P Bevan, J Bolton, N Davis, D Jolly, R O'Keefe.Best : Geelong - G Ablett, J Bartel, C Ling, T Harley, S Johnson. Sydney - L Barry, D Jollu, B Kirk, J McVeigh, P Bevan.Injuries : Geelong - C Ling (ankle). Sydney - T Kennelly (hamstring) replaced in selected side by L Brennan.Reports - Nil. Umpires - S McBurney, B Rosebury, M Ellis.Crowd - 24,368 at Skilled Stadium.